Re: The TV Series Thread - Part 3

by dostoevsky Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 13:47

Attention to detail like that is what has always made him not just a fantastically sincere actor but one who is so flexible, not surprised to hear such a story.

How brutal is it in its depictions?

by The Lizard King Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 14:42

RealGunner wrote:
The Lizard King wrote:
Hapless_Hans wrote:

Forever is not a serious show, but watchable and entertaining.

Just watched the whole Broadchurch 2 weeks ago, as I saw the remake started but then decided to go for the original. Great show.

Also started now is the second season of "The Fall", UK series set in Northern Ireland. First season was great, I can recommend it.

Another series to take seriously is "The Americans".
Just watched the pilot of "The Affair" the other day, looks decent.

Utopia. 2013 British show. First season was breath-taking

Penny Dreadful. For those with a taste for the macabre. And Eva Green.

Black Mirror. Devastating series in anthology format

Not seen you in years

Yeah. Graduated and entered the real world. It`s been surreal. Quit my job and ingested the blue pill, so I`m back on the tv and movie train.

Peaky Blinders is on my watchlist, as is Black Sails, Mad Dogs and The Returned ( French show ). Recently started The Knick as well. Hard to go wrong with Clive Owen.

In terms of Comedy - I`d highly recommend :

Rick and Morty - Adultswim animation; one season in, it`s like Futurama on crack
Wonder Showzen - Makes Southpark seem PG. Not for the sensitive
Delocated - A satirical reality show about a family in witness protection. Cripplingly funny
Plebs - Lives and times of 20-somethings in Ancient Rome. Just brilliant.

And Fresh Meat. But I`m sure a lot of you already know that one.

by MaraVilla Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 17:58

latest season of Homeland has been epic, as good as the first season but for different reasons. Thumbs up

by McLewis Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 20:10

dostoevsky wrote:Attention to detail like that is what has always made him not just a fantastically sincere actor but one who is so flexible, not surprised to hear such a story.

How brutal is it in its depictions?

Not terribly brutal so far, but still too early to tell since I'm only on the 3rd episode. It doesn't appear to be as visceral as Boardwalk Empire was though.

by Hapless_Hans Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 20:17

In my opinion, the first season of Peaky Blinders got better as it went on.
In the beginning it was a bit to flashily made for me, wanted to be this edgy epic more than it was. But it comes good I think. Haven't had time to start with the new season yet.

@MaraVilla, funny you say that I was wondering if nobody was watching Homeland. In my opinion the best season so far, before I thought it was very overrated compared to the nonsense they actually narrated.
This season I think however has been a step up in quality.
Makes me wonder whether indeed mentally instable, not to say BATSHIT CRAZY, people run our geostrategical affairs lol.

by M99 Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 21:00

dostoevsky have you watched Justified and Mad Men hmm

by dostoevsky Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 22:57

Neither, will add them to the list, along with True Detective. So much for running out of shows to watch. Laughing

by M99 Tue 18 Nov 2014 - 23:07

ffs these three shows are top 10.

by RedOranje Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 3:21

RealGunner wrote:
Blue Barrett wrote:Anybody watching "Forever"? Just watched the pilot. I'm sold.

dostoevsky wrote:Haven't heard of it, what's the premise?

A 200-year-old man works in the New York City Morgue trying to find a key to unlock the curse of his immortality.

Damn that sounds kinda interesting. Will try and find time to watch.

I swear there was another very similar show that only got 1 season on tv a while back...

EDIT: There was! It was called New Amsterdam, and it starred Jamie Lannister.

by RealGunner Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 14:19

lmao dat sly job

by RealGunner Wed 19 Nov 2014 - 20:11

Fox are going to remake Luther :facepalm:

Awful news.

by RealGunner Thu 20 Nov 2014 - 1:42

U.K.'s Luther series will return for two new installments in 2015!

Yes, Idris Elba will make a welcome return to BBC One and BBC America next year to reprise his role of DCI John Luther, the murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

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cheers

by M99 Thu 20 Nov 2014 - 1:55

Was just going to post that. Luther :bow:

Deadline reports that four actresses are vying for the title role in Jessica Jones: Krysten Ritter (Veronica Mars, Breaking Bad), Alexandra Daddario (True Detective, the Percy Jackson movies), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, I Am Number Four) and Jessica De Gouw (Dracula, Arrow's The Huntress).

Halo: Nightfall star Mike Colter and actor Lance Gross (Crisis, House of Payne) are being eyed to play Luke Cage, who Deadline claims "is designed to appear in 6-7 episodes of Jessica Jones and then topline his own series."

by M99 Thu 20 Nov 2014 - 2:33

FX has ordered Taboo, a drama series from award-winning producer Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator), Academy Award-nominated writer Steven Knight (Locke) and award-winning actor/producer Tom Hardy - who will also star.

Scott Free Films and Hardy Son & Baker will commence production on the eight-episode first season mid-to-late 2015 in the U.K., with the series tentatively slated to debut in mid-2016. The series is being produced for BBC One in the U.K., with Sonar Entertainment distributing internationally.

Set in 1813, Taboo is based on an original story by Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy. In Taboo, Hardy plays the lead role of “James Keziah Delaney,” a rogue adventurer who returns from Africa with 14 ill-gotten diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father. Refusing to sell the family business to the East India Company, he sets out to build his own trade and shipping empire and finds himself playing a very dangerous game.

Taboo was created by Knight (Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises, Peaky Blinders), who most recently wrote and directed the feature film Locke starring Hardy. Scott and Hardy will both serve as executive producers on Taboo.

“We are privileged to have landed Taboo and to work with this exceptional team led by Ridley, Tom and Steven,” said Eric Schrier, President of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions. “Tom’s passion for this project, from conceiving the original idea with his father to portraying James Delaney, promises to infuse this epic story with great personal passion and credibility.”

Scott said, "FX is the perfect partner to engage with this dark, fantastic world that Tom and Steven have created. We¹re glad to have them on board.”

Hardy added, “Taboo is the first major production our company, Hardy Son & Baker, is setting sail on, and it gives me great pleasure to know that we are in partnership with FX and the BBC. I believe with the high standard of creative talent - with Steve Knight and Ridley Scott at the helm - and with the support and backing of these two great broadcasters, we have found the perfect home and team for Taboo.”

by elitedam Thu 20 Nov 2014 - 3:54

Homeland has been pretty good this season. Last season was a trainwreck so I'm glad they're back on their game.

The Good Wife has been sort of meh. The Newsroom is still corny as hell but it's not too bad. I loved The West Wing and Sports Night but this isn't anywhere near Sorkin's best work.

Shouldn't Rick and Morty be coming back soon?

by RealGunner Thu 20 Nov 2014 - 10:09

Think it got delayed till summer 2015

by McAgger Fri 21 Nov 2014 - 20:09

Anybody here watch Key&Peele?

by dostoevsky Sat 22 Nov 2014 - 4:35

I've seen a few sketches, I've never seen them regularly though. I only found about them when my friend recognised them in an Epic Rap Battle of History I sent him.

Their Fargo cameo though. rofl

by McAgger Sat 22 Nov 2014 - 7:43

dostoevsky wrote:I've seen a few sketches, I've never seen them regularly though. I only found about them when my friend recognised them in an Epic Rap Battle of History I sent him.

Their Fargo cameo though.

lmao they were great in Fargo :bow:

You gotto watch the full show they have. Goddam it's hilarious. Just started yesterday and already done with 2 seasons.

I haven't laughed this much in a very very very long time.

by El Gunner Mon 24 Nov 2014 - 15:54

Black Mirror Shocked

I became ... aware!!!

What a recommendation. Big props to whoever mentioned it first on here.

Season 1:
The first episode was the most disturbing and mind-bending. Infact, I think it is the most disturbing and mind-bending of both season 1 & 2. Maybe because it is the most realistic of them all.
The other 2 episodes take a more sci-fi route. But just the way they weave an emotional story around humans and technology that gets you seriously thinking within 40-50 minutes is amazing. Each episodes has it's own story, this is an anthology, so it makes it tougher to build any suspense or emotion imo, but they pulled it off.

Season 2:
Episode 1 "Be Right Back"
Holy shit! :bow:

After I watched this one, I went on twitter and tweeted that I don't know I might be knee-jerking, but this is one of the best episodes in TV history.
This one packs an emotional punch deeper than any of the other 5 episodes. Just the way they unfold the story minute-by-minute.

Spoiler:

Episode 2 "White Bear" was another freak on another level. This one had the most suspense in it. Seriously, in the other episodes you might think of a few conclusions, but with this one you just don't know at any point what is going to happen and how the episode is going to end. It is truly intense, and the ending just made it very, very sick and disturbing. 2nd best episode of the series.
Episode 3 was probably the worst of the whole series, but still good enough that it makes you think about the themes that it raises afterwards.

I don't know how to rate this show because each episode is one of its own, so maybe I'll just a give an overall-average rating on how I enjoyed all of the episodes thus far.
My rating: 8.7/10

by elitedam Mon 24 Nov 2014 - 18:31

I finally finished Ray Donovan. Great season! I can't believe it doesn't get more attention in GL.

The only annoying thing about it was Abby. Christ, she was awful. Why do these writers come up with such pathetic female characters? I can at least understand why Skylar (Breaking Bad) acted the way she did but Lori (The Walking Dead) and Abby have no reason to be like that. That's just very poor writing.

by RealGunner Thu 27 Nov 2014 - 23:50

So, Supergirl can/will share the same universe as Arrow and Flash.

That would be quite cool.

by Onyx Mon 1 Dec 2014 - 8:52

Prison Break was absolutely amazing. Joint top with BB on all time list. Never thought I'd find a show that would be as good as BB.

There were some parts that were better than BB imo. Every episode was full of suspense, there was no filler and the cliffhangers, wow. :bow:

The ending. Sad

by El Gunner Mon 1 Dec 2014 - 10:10

I only watched season 1 and half of season 2 back then.
Need to finish it sometime.
But for now I'm finishing Dexter, then I'm watching Justified. And then probably there'll be time for Prison Break.

by LeVersacci Mon 1 Dec 2014 - 10:27

S1 & S2 were legit. S3 was watchable. Don't bother with S4.

by RealGunner Tue 2 Dec 2014 - 1:40

Yohan Modric wrote:Prison Break was absolutely amazing. Joint top with BB on all time list. Never thought I'd find a show that would be as good as BB.

There were some parts that were better than BB imo. Every episode was full of suspense, there was no filler and the cliffhangers, wow.

The ending.

mah N

watch the movie G

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